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Mary Anoints Jesus

John 12:1

In 9 translations

BSB
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
KJV
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
WEB
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
ASV
Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
LSV
Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died, whom He raised out of the dead;
YLT
Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
DBY
Jesus therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was the dead [man] Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from among [the] dead.
DRC
Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.
GNV
Then Iesus, sixe dayes before the Passeouer, came to Bethania, where Lazarus was, who died, whom he had raised from the dead.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ τεθνηκώς (“who having died”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include Ἰησοῦς (“Jesus”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Tregelles include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: Λάζαρος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Λάζαρος; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ τεθνηκώς.
  • SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἰησοῦς; Tregelles read ὁ Ἰησοῦς; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν Ἰησοῦς.
RP2018
Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ Πάσχα ἦλθεν εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ Πάσχα ἦλθεν εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
SCR1894
ο ουν ιησους προ εξ ημερων του πασχα ηλθεν εις βηθανιαν οπου ην λαζαρος ο τεθνηκως ον ηγειρεν εκ νεκρων

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 14:3–8While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. Some of…
  • Luke 24:50When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  • John 11:1At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
  • John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
  • Matthew 21:17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
  • John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
  • Matthew 26:6–11While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. When the disciples saw this, they…
  • Mark 11:11Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
  • John 11:44The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

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